Zhu Yu also noticed Lu Yuyan's meaningful smile and looked at him. Lu Yuyan raised an eyebrow at him.
Zhu Yu frowned, puzzled.
Princess Ruoling, who came running from outside the palace, saw Lu Yuyan at first glance and ran up to him with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Lu."
Lu Yuyan quickly bowed deeply and said, "Greetings, Princess Ruoling."
Ruoling blushed: "Mr. Lu, why are you being so polite? I told you, just call me Ruoling."
Lu Yuyan smiled faintly and said, "Propriety should not be disregarded."
Ruoling didn't take it too seriously: "I haven't properly thanked Mr. Lu yet. My grandmother really liked the fruit wine you gave me. I've been giving her a cup every night before bed, just as you suggested. Now she can sleep for several hours every night. She says she hasn't slept this well in a long time."
Lu Yuyan smiled slightly. He had added some sleep-inducing and calming drugs to the fruit wine. The formula was quite unique and only had benefits for the body. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to taste it. The Empress Dowager's illness was most aggravated by mental and physical strain.
"After the palace banquet, I still need to give the Empress Dowager another acupuncture treatment. After some time, the Empress Dowager's headache should be cured."
Princess Ruoling smiled and nodded: "Yes, my grandmother told me that I will take Mr. Lu over after the palace banquet."
He then bowed to Lu Yuyan again, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Lu."
Lu Yuyan quickly stepped aside to avoid it.
Ruoling noticed that even the tips of his ears were red. Hey, he's still a shy boy.
As they were talking, Princess Ruoling saw Zhu Yu again, but it looked like her fourth sister-in-law was trying to shake off her brother's hand, and the young master seemed to be preventing her from leaving.
She glanced at "Fourth Brother" again and understood. Fourth Sister-in-law wanted to go to Fourth Brother's place, but the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo seemed unhappy.
That won't do, Fourth Sister-in-law has already married Fourth Brother.
She ran over and grabbed Zhu Yu's hand, which was being held by Lu Yucheng, and sweetly called out, "Fourth Sister-in-law."
Lu Yucheng, fearing he might run into Princess Ruoling, hurriedly released her, saying, "Your humble servant greets Princess Ruoling."
Ruoling smiled and nodded at him: "Greetings, Prince Lu."
As she spoke, she grabbed Zhu Yu's arm again, "Fourth Sister-in-law, you look much better today."
Zhu Yu smiled and nodded: "Princess Ruoling looks really beautiful today."
Ruoling glanced at Lu Yuyan out of the corner of her eye.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, you look so beautiful today. This hairpin is really pretty, and this outfit is gorgeous too. Did Fourth Brother prepare this for you? My Fourth Brother even knows how to pick out jewelry for girls. That's wonderful."
Zhu Yu coughed lightly, glanced at Lu Yucheng who was staring at him intently, preventing him from going to Lu Xiaoyun, and smirked: "It's because my brother has good taste."
Ruoling smiled sheepishly. It turned out that it was prepared by her fourth sister-in-law's brother. Her fourth brother was really something, he didn't know how to please a girl at all.
She's already married to you, how could she let her brother prepare hairpins and clothes for her?
It's really necessary to teach him how to win a girl's heart.
"Huh, that hairstyle..."
"Oh, it was the prince who did my hair. He said it looked good this way, and that there was no need for me to wear a married woman's hairstyle after getting married. He told me to do whatever I liked." Before Ruoling could finish speaking, Zhu Yu had already answered first.
Princess Ruoling's eyes widened: "You're saying that my fourth brother styled your hair like this? He... he knows how to style a woman's hair, and he does it so well?"
Ruoling smiled and asked, "Is this what Grandmother meant by 'raising the tray to the eyebrows'?"
Zhu Yu nodded heavily.
"To live in harmony and mutual respect" sounds wonderful.
Lu Yucheng's face darkened completely. He had spent two years learning from Vice General Huang's wife, and he had learned a great deal...
"Well, the prince has been recuperating at home during this time, and with nothing to do, he learned this skill. You know your fourth brother is very smart; he can learn anything after seeing it only once."
Zhu Yu glanced at Lu Yucheng furtively: "However, she only knows how to style this one kind of hairstyle; she doesn't know any others."
Lu Yucheng snorted coldly, "I know several kinds, several kinds!"
Ruoling glanced at Lu Xiaoyun, who was still talking to Qi Shaocheng: "Oh, I see. This hairstyle is indeed very beautiful and suits you well."
Zhu Yu stopped Ruoling: "But let's not do it, lest we cause unnecessary trouble. I wonder if Princess Ruoling would be willing to come with me to the side hall so that Li Feng can restyle my hair?"
Princess Ruoling nodded earnestly: "Alright, I'll have my maid, Granny He, style Fourth Sister-in-law's hair. She's so good at doing hair. Granny He styled Fourth Sister-in-law's hair at the last palace banquet, do you remember?"
Zhu Yu, of course, had no idea. He nodded and said, "I remember."
Granny He smiled and said, "Yes, the princess's hair is of excellent quality, shiny and smooth, like black brocade. It is a pleasure for this old servant to comb the princess's hair."
Zhu Yu nodded slightly and said to Ruoling, "Okay."
"Xiao Yun!" Lu Yucheng tried to stop her.
Ruoling grabbed Zhu Yu's arm and walked towards the side hall.
She also turned around and glared at Lu Yucheng.
Lu Yucheng was completely ignored.
He just couldn't understand what was so good about Prince An that his sister insisted on being with him.
As Ruoling took Zhu Yu's hand and walked towards the side hall, she said, "If my fourth brother likes it, then we can have him style your hair like this at the Prince An's residence, and you can dress up especially for him. The best looks should naturally be reserved for my fourth brother."
Fourth Sister-in-law is so beautiful, and Fourth Brother is not good at winning a girl's heart. It would be bad if she were snatched away by another man.
“The princess is right.”
"It would be good if he learned more hairstyles. Also, I should have my fourth brother buy you more hairpins, dresses, and jewelry."
Zhu Yu nodded: "Okay."
I'll find a chance to talk to Lu Xiaoyun later and ask her to pick out a few more sets of jewelry from his jewelry shop and send them over.
And clothing too. His businesses span various industries, so we can send him more.
Also, ask her to send some more silver notes.
Yes, send more.
If they exchanged them back, these silver notes would become Lu Xiaoyun's private savings.
It was still early, and there were ladies and young women chatting in twos and threes, or husbands bringing their sons and grandsons to the banquet.
Because it was the first palace banquet of the year, all officials of the fifth rank or above in Shengjing City were eligible to attend with their families.
Although it was called a palace banquet, the ladies often gathered together to secretly inquire about the character of a young lady or the family background of a young man, so as to find a good match for their son or daughter.
Many people have their eyes on Lu Yucheng, a young man of talent and outstanding appearance.
This son of the Duke of Zhenguo is already twenty-two years old this year.
A woman of that age who is not engaged and has no concubines in her household is a rare find in the entire capital, except for Prince An.
Furthermore, the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion has two daughters who are of marriageable age but have not yet married.
It is said that she has already reached the age of marriage.
If one could climb into the Zhenguo Duke's mansion, then...
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